US and allies condemn Russia for wasting UN security council time on bioweapons claims – video

The US and its allies condemned Russia for wasting the time of the UN security council and spreading conspiracies by again accusing the US of having 'military biological programmes' in Ukraine.

'How much more of this nonsense do we have to endure?' the UK's ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward, asked the council.

Russia has previously raised at least twice at the security council the issue of biological weapons programmes in Ukraine - while both Washington and Kyiv say they do not exist. Russia is pushing for a formal inquiry

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